June 28, 2022
Morocco: Morocco-Spain Migrant Deaths Should Be Investigated Urgently - UN Rights Office
The deaths of at least 23 migrants seeking to reach Spanish territory from Morocco should be investigated urgently by both countries, the UN rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday,… Read more »
June 27, 2022
Libya: UN Highlights Need to Speed up Progress Towards National Elections
Leaders in Libya must resolve outstanding issues so that long-awaited presidential and parliamentary elections can finally be held, UN political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo told… Read more »
May 26, 2022
Libya: 'Protracted Political Impasse' Further Polarising Libya - UN Political Affairs Chief
Despite UN efforts, political, economic and security deadlock continues in Libya, the UN political affairs chief told the Security Council on Thursday, adding that human rights… Read more »
May 23, 2022
North Africa: Addressing Highest Rates of Youth Unemployment in the World in Middle East and North Africa
More than 33 million new jobs need to be created by 2030 in the Middle East and North Africa region by 2030, if the world's largest unemployment hot spot is to be substantially… Read more »
September 04, 2007
Western Sahara: Funding Shortfall Threatens UN Family Reunions for Refugees
Threatened by an almost 50 per cent shortfall in funding, family reunion visits and other confidence-building measures connecting Sahrawi refugees in camps in Algeria and their… Read more »
August 27, 2007
Western Sahara: Chinese Selected to Lead UN Peacekeeping Force
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Major-General Zhao Jingmin as the new Force Commander for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara (MINURSO), the first… Read more »